This Week's Economic Calendar 

August 25 - 29, 2008

 
Date     Time (ET) Statistic For Briefing Forecast Market Expects

Prior
Aug 25 10:00 AM Existing Home Sales Jul 4.95M 4.90M 4.86M
Aug 26 10:00 AM Consumer Confidence Aug 53.0 53.0 51.9
Aug 26 10:00 AM New Home Sales Jul 535K 523K 530K
Aug 26 2:00 PM FOMC Minutes Aug 5 - - -
Aug 27 8:30 AM Durable Orders Jul 0.5% 0.1% 0.8%
Aug 27 10:35 AM Crude Inventories 08/23 NA NA 9390K
Aug 28 8:30 AM Chain Deflator-Prel. Q2 1.1% NA 1.1%
Aug 28 8:30 AM GDP-Prel. Q2 2.8% 2.7% 1.9%
Aug 28 8:30 AM Initial Claims 08/23 NA NA 432K
Aug 29 8:30 AM Personal Income Jul -0.3% -0.1% 0.1%
Aug 29 8:30 AM Personal Spending Jul 0.3% 0.3% 0.6%
Aug 29 9:45 AM Chicago PMI Aug 50.5 49.9 50.8
Aug 29 10:00 AM Mich Sentiment-Rev. Aug 63.0 62.3 NA

This Week's Earnings Calendar

August 25, 2008

 Company

Symbol

Estimate

Time
A-Power Energy Generation Systems, Ltd. APWR 0.2 Before Market Open
ADVANCED SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CORP 3355.HK N/A 12:00 am ET
AIR NEW ZEALAND AIR.NZ N/A 5:15 pm ET
AMADEUS ENERGY LTD ADUEF.PK N/A 12:00 am ET
ANHUI TONGDU COPPER CO LTD AHUIF.PK N/A Time Not Supplied
AUSTAL LIMITED ASB.AX N/A After Market Close
AUSTEREO GROUP AEO.AX N/A Time Not Supplied
AV TECH CORPORATION AVTHF.PK N/A Time Not Supplied
AVICHINA INDUSTRY & TECHNOLOGY 2357.HK N/A Time Not Supplied
BEIQI FOTON MOTOR CO. LTD. 600166.SS N/A Time Not Supplied
BIO TREAT TECHNOLOGY LIMITED BOTRF.PK N/A After Market Close
BIOTA HOLDINGS BTAHY.PK N/A Time Not Supplied
CHALLENGER FINL SERVICES GROUP CGF.AX N/A Time Not Supplied
CHARTER HALL GROUP CTOUF.PK N/A 03:00 am ET
CHENGDE XINXIN VANADIUM 600357.SS N/A Time Not Supplied
CHICONY ELECTRONICS CO LTD CCNYF.PK N/A 03:00 am ET
CHINA CONSTRUCTION BANK CICHF.PK N/A Time Not Supplied
China Netcom Group Corp. CN N/A Time Not Supplied
CHINA RESOURCES LOGIC 1193.HK N/A Time Not Supplied
China Unicom Limited 600050.SS N/A Time Not Supplied
CHONGQING TAIJI IND 600129.SS N/A Time Not Supplied
COSCO PACIFIC 1199.HK N/A Time Not Supplied
CPI Corporation CPY -0.65 After Market Close
DATONG COAL INDUSTRY CO DTNGF.PK N/A After Market Close
DIN BOSTAD SVERIGE AB DIN.ST N/A Time Not Supplied
ETRON TECHNOLOGY INC 5351.TWO N/A After Market Close
Formula Systems FORTY N/A Time Not Supplied
GALILEO JAPAN TRUST GLLOF.PK N/A After Market Close
GAMANIA DIGITAL ENTERTAINMENT CO 6180.TWO N/A After Market Close
GANSU JIU STEEL GP HONGXING IRON&ST 600307.SS N/A Time Not Supplied
GIANT MANUFACTURING CO 9921.TW N/A Time Not Supplied
GOODMAN FIELDER LTD GFF.AX N/A Time Not Supplied
GUANGDONG GOLDEN DRAGON DEVELOPMENT 000712.SZ N/A Time Not Supplied
GUANGZHOU DONGFANG HOTEL 000524.SZ N/A Time Not Supplied
GUANGZHOU DONGHUA ENTERPRISE CO 600393.SS N/A Time Not Supplied
GUIZHOU YIBAI PHARMACEUTICAL CO 600594.SS N/A Before Market Open
HAITIAN INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS LTD 1882.HK N/A Time Not Supplied
HUAFA INDUSTRIAL SHARE CO 600325.SS N/A Time Not Supplied
IBA HEALTH LTD IBA.AX N/A Time Not Supplied
INFORTREND TECHNOLOGY INC 2495.TW N/A After Market Close
ING OFFICE FUND IOF.AX N/A Time Not Supplied
JIANGSU EXPRESSWAY CO LTD JEXYF.PK N/A Time Not Supplied
JIANGSU GAOCHUN CERAMICS CO 600562.SS N/A Time Not Supplied
JIANGXI GANNENG CO 000899.SZ N/A Time Not Supplied
JILIN FOREST INDUSTRY CO 600189.SS N/A Time Not Supplied
KINGBOARD LAMINATES HOLDINGS LTD 1888.HK N/A Time Not Supplied
LINGYUN INDUSTRIAL CORPORATION 600480.SS N/A Time Not Supplied
LONGJIAN ROAD & BRIDGE CO. LTD 600853.SS N/A Time Not Supplied
MEDICAL DEVELOPMENT INTL MVP.AX N/A Time Not Supplied
MOSEL VITELIC INC 2342.TW N/A After Market Close
NAN YA PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD CORP 8046.TW N/A Time Not Supplied
NANJING CENTRAL EMPORIUM CO 600280.SS N/A Time Not Supplied
NKT Holding A/S NKT.CO N/A Time Not Supplied
PIHSIANG MACHINERY MFG CO 1729.TW N/A After Market Close
QINGDAO HAIER CO 600690.SS N/A Time Not Supplied
RAMSAY HEALTH CARE LTD RHC RHC.AX N/A Time Not Supplied
REGAL REAL ESTATE INV TR 1881.HK N/A After Market Close
RESVERLOGIX CORP RVX.TO N/A Time Not Supplied
RIDLEY CORPORATION LTD RIC.AX N/A After Market Close
ROC OIL COMPANY LIMITED ROC.AX N/A Time Not Supplied
SHAANXI BROADCAST & TV NETWORK 600831.SS N/A Time Not Supplied
SHANGDONG GOLD MINING CO LTD SGOLF.PK N/A Time Not Supplied
Shanghai Municipal Raw Water Co Ltd SIRWF.PK N/A Before Market Open
SHANGHAI SANMAO TEXTILE ENTERPRISE 900922.SS N/A Before Market Open
SHANGHAI XINHUA MEDIA CO. LTD. 600825.SS N/A Before Market Open
SHENZHEN KINGDOM SCI-TECH CO. LTD. 600446.SS N/A Time Not Supplied
SILEX SYSTEMS LIMITED SLX.AX N/A After Market Close
SKYCITY Entertainment Group Ltd SKC.NZ N/A Time Not Supplied
SMS MANAGEMENT & TECHNOLOGY LIMITED SMX.AX N/A 12:00 am ET
SOYEA TECHNOLOGY 000909.SZ N/A Before Market Open
SPOTLESS GROUP LIMITED SPT.AX N/A Time Not Supplied
SUNCORP METWAY LIMITED SUN.AX N/A 8:30 pm ET
TAVEX ALGODONERA SA TVXAF.PK N/A Time Not Supplied
TRANSFIELD SERVICES LIMITED TSE.AX N/A After Market Close
TXC CORPN 3042.TW N/A After Market Close
WIDE BAY AUSTRALIA LTD WBB.AX N/A After Market Close
XIANDAI INVEST CO 000900.SZ N/A Time Not Supplied
XINJIANG HOPS 600090.SS N/A Before Market Open
XUZHOU VV FOOD BEVERAGE CO 600300.SS N/A Before Market Open
Yanzhou Coal Mining Company Limited YZC N/A Time Not Supplied

August 26, 2008

  Company

Symbol

EPS Estimate

              Time
ACHENG RELAY 000922.SZ N/A Time Not Supplied
ACOTEL GROUP S.P.A ACO.MI N/A Time Not Supplied
Aggreko plc AGK.L N/A Before Market Open
AIR CHINA LTD AICAF.PK N/A Time Not Supplied
American Eagle Outfitters Inc AEO 0.28 Before Market Open
ANHUI HELI CO LTD AHUHF.PK N/A Time Not Supplied
ANHUI HUAMAO TEXTILE CO 000850.SZ N/A Time Not Supplied
APA GROUP APA.AX N/A Time Not Supplied
APEX BIOTECHNOLOGY CORP 1733.TW N/A After Market Close
Applied Signal Technology APSG 0.14 After Market Close
Axon Group plc AXO.L N/A Before Market Open
BABCOCK & BROWN INFRASTRUCTURE BBI.AX N/A Time Not Supplied
Banca Popolare di Milano PMI.MI N/A Time Not Supplied
BANK OF COMMUNICATIONS CO. LTD 3328.HK N/A Time Not Supplied
Bank Of Montreal BMO 1.14 Time Not Supplied
Bank of Nova Scotia BNS 0.94 Time Not Supplied
BANQUE CANTONALE DU VALAIS BNQEF.PK N/A Time Not Supplied
BAOJI DEPARTMENT STORE 000796.SZ N/A Time Not Supplied
BATM Advanced Communications BVC.L N/A Time Not Supplied
BECTON PROPERTY GROUP LTD BEC.AX N/A Time Not Supplied
BEIJING DHC DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY CO 002065.SZ N/A Time Not Supplied
BEIJING HUAYE REALESTATE CO. LTD 600240.SS N/A Time Not Supplied
BEIJING ZHONGCHUANG TELECOM TEST CO 600485.SS N/A Time Not Supplied
BENDIGO MINING LTD BDG.AX N/A Time Not Supplied
Big Lots, Inc. BIG 0.27 Before Market Open
BOART LONGYEAR LIMITED BLY.AX N/A Time Not Supplied
Bonifiche Ferraresi S.p.A BF.MI N/A Time Not Supplied
Borders Group Inc. BGP -0.29 After Market Close
Bovis Homes Group PLC BVS.L N/A Before Market Open
Cairn Energy plc CNE.L N/A Time Not Supplied
CATHAY FINL HLDG LTD 2882.TW N/A Time Not Supplied
CBH RESOURCES LIMITED CBH.AX N/A Time Not Supplied
CELEBRITIES REAL ESTATE DEVELOPMENT 000667.SZ N/A Time Not Supplied
Chico's FAS, Inc. CHS 0.03 Before Market Open
CHINA COSCO HLDGS CO LTD CICOF.PK N/A After Market Close
CHINA DONGFANGHONG SPACESAT COLTD 600118.SS N/A Time Not Supplied
CHINA MINSHENG BK CORP LT 600016.SS N/A Time Not Supplied
CHINA YURUN FOOD GRP LTD 1068.HK N/A Time Not Supplied
CHONGQING DONGYUAN STEEL CO 000656.SZ N/A After Market Close
CITIC OFFSHORE HELICOPTER CO CTCOF.PK N/A After Market Close
COFCO PROPERTY (GROUP) CO LTD 000031.SZ N/A After Market Close
Corinthian Colleges COCO 0.09 Before Market Open
CRH plc CRH N/A Time Not Supplied
Daktronics DAKT 0.17 Before Market Open
DAYE SPECIAL STEEL CO 000708.SZ N/A Time Not Supplied
DFDS A/S DFDS.CO N/A 07:00 am ET
Dmatek Ltd DTK.L N/A Before Market Open
DONG E E JIAO CO LTD SHANGDONG DEEJF.PK N/A Time Not Supplied
Dycom Industries DY 0.21 After Market Close
EM.Sport Media AG ETV.F N/A Time Not Supplied
ENERGY DEVELOPMENTS LTD ENE ENE.AX N/A Time Not Supplied
FENG TAY ENTERPRISE 9910.TW N/A Time Not Supplied
FENGHUA ADVANCE TECHNOLOGY HLDG 000636.SZ N/A After Market Close
FLIGHT CENTRE LIMITED FLT.AX N/A Time Not Supplied
FORNIX BIOSCIENCES NV FORBI.AS N/A Time Not Supplied
FOSTER'S GROUP FGL.AX N/A Time Not Supplied
FUJIAN CEMENT CO. LID 600802.SS N/A Time Not Supplied
GANSU QILIANSHAN CO LTD GASUF.PK N/A Time Not Supplied
GEODYNAMICS LIMITED GDYMF.PK N/A Time Not Supplied
GUANGDONG KANGMEI PHARMACEUTICAL 600518.SS N/A Time Not Supplied
GUANGDONG XINHUI MEDIA NYLON CO 000782.SZ N/A Time Not Supplied
GUANGZHOU DEVELOPMENT INDUSTRY GZDVF.PK N/A Time Not Supplied
GUANGZHOU FRIENDSHIP CO LTD GZHFF.PK N/A Time Not Supplied
GUOMAI TECHNOLOGIES INC. 002093.SZ N/A Time Not Supplied
Hain Celestial Group HAIN 0.32 Time Not Supplied
HARBIN DONGAN AUTO ENGINE CO LTD 600178.SS N/A Time Not Supplied
HUNAN ZHENGHONG SCI & TECH DEV CO. 000702.SZ N/A Time Not Supplied
INNER MONGOLIA BAOTOU STEEL RARE-EA 600111.SS N/A Time Not Supplied
J. Crew Group, Inc. JCG 0.32 After Market Close
JIANGSU HENGTONG PHOTOELECTRIC STOC 600487.SS N/A Time Not Supplied
JIANGSU HOLLY CORP 600128.SS N/A Time Not Supplied
JIANGSU SANFANGXIANG INDUSTRY CO 600370.SS N/A Time Not Supplied
JIANGXI CHANGE AUTOMOBILE 600372.SS N/A Time Not Supplied
JIANGXI HONGDU AVIATION INDS JNXIF.PK N/A Time Not Supplied
JINLING PHARMACEUTICAL 000919.SZ N/A Time Not Supplied
LIUZHOU LIANGMIANZHEN CO 600249.SS N/A Time Not Supplied
LTX Corporation LTXX 0.02 Before Market Open
MACQUARIE CAPITAL ALLIANCE GROUP MCQ.AX N/A 9:00 pm ET
Macquarie Communications Infrastructure Group MCG.AX N/A Time Not Supplied
MACQUARIE COUNTRYWIDE TRUST MCW.AX N/A 8:00 pm ET
MACQUARIE MEDIA GROUP MMG.AX N/A 7:00 pm ET
MCPHERSONS LTD MCP.AX N/A Time Not Supplied
Meliorbanca MEL.MI N/A Time Not Supplied
MGP Ingredients MGPI -0.08 Before Market Open
MIRVAC GROUP MGR.AX N/A Time Not Supplied
MIRVAC INDUSTRIAL TRUST MVIDF.PK N/A Time Not Supplied
Montefibre MF.MI N/A Time Not Supplied
Neue Sentimental Film AG NF7.F N/A Time Not Supplied
NEWAYS ELECTRONICS INTERNATIONAL NEWAY.AS N/A Time Not Supplied
NINGBO MARINE CO. LTD. 600798.SS N/A Time Not Supplied
NINGBO THERMAL POWER CO.LTD 600982.SS N/A Time Not Supplied
Oerlikon Corporation AG OERL.VX N/A Time Not Supplied
PRIMARY HEALTH CARE LIMITED PRY.AX N/A Time Not Supplied
Rio Tinto plc RTP N/A Before Market Open
Sanderson Farms SAFM 0 Before Market Open
SANY HEAVY INDUSTRY CO LTD 600031.SS N/A Time Not Supplied
Schiapparelli 1824 SCH.MI N/A Time Not Supplied
Sears Canada Inc. SCC.TO N/A Time Not Supplied
SECHE ENVIRONEMENT SA CHANGE SCHP.PA N/A After Market Close
SHANDONG HUALU HENG CHEM IND SHCIF.PK N/A Time Not Supplied
SHANGHAI CONSTRUCTION 600170.SS N/A Time Not Supplied
SHANGHAI HAINIAO ENTERPRISE DEV CO 600634.SS N/A Before Market Open
SHANGHAI HAIXIN GROUP 900917.SS N/A Time Not Supplied
SHANGHAI INTL PRT GROUP CO LTD SIPGF.PK N/A Time Not Supplied
SHANGHAI JINLING CO 600621.SS N/A Before Market Open
SHANGHAI ZIJIANG ENTERPRISE GROUP 600210.SS N/A Before Market Open
SHANTOU ELECTRIC POWER DEVELOPMENT 000534.SZ N/A Before Market Open
SHANXI COKING CO 600740.SS N/A Time Not Supplied
SHANXI GUANLU CO 000831.SZ N/A Time Not Supplied
SHANXI ZHANGZE ELECTRIC POWER 000767.SZ N/A Time Not Supplied
SHENZHEN GUANGJU ENERGY 000096.SZ N/A Time Not Supplied
SHENZHEN NEPTUNUS BIOENGINEERING 000078.SZ N/A Time Not Supplied
SICHUAN HAITE HIGH-TECH CO. LTD 002023.SZ N/A Before Market Open
SIME DARBY BHD NEW 4197.KL N/A Time Not Supplied
SINOPEC YIZHENG CHEMICAL FIBRE 600871.SS N/A Time Not Supplied
Smithfield Foods SFD -0.04 Before Market Open
SORIN SPA MILANO SRN.MI N/A Time Not Supplied
Streamline Health Solutions, Inc. STRM N/A After Market Close
Synnove Finden ASA SFM.OL N/A Time Not Supplied
Tenon Ltd. TEN.NZ N/A Time Not Supplied
TIANJIN DEP STORE CO LTD TNJNF.PK N/A Time Not Supplied
TIBET TIANLU CO. LTD. 600326.SS N/A Time Not Supplied
TOLL HOLDINGS LIMITED TOL.AX N/A Time Not Supplied
Topdanmark A/S TOP.CO N/A Time Not Supplied
Tuesday Morning Corporation TUES -0.07 Before Market Open
Unione di Banche Italiane Spa UBI.MI N/A Time Not Supplied
UTV Media PLC UTV.L N/A Before Market Open
VALAD PROPERTY GROUP VPG.AX N/A Time Not Supplied
Versant VSNT N/A Time Not Supplied
WELLINGTON DRIVE TECH WDT.NZ N/A Time Not Supplied
WOOLWORTHS LIMITED WOW.AX N/A Time Not Supplied
XIAN MINSHENG GROUP 000564.SZ N/A Time Not Supplied
ZHENGZHOU YUTONG BUS CO. LTD. 600066.SS N/A Time Not Supplied

August 27, 2008

  Company

Symbol

EPS Estimate